National Republican., 1887-02-25
CURRENT COMMENT.
Tho scintiiiations which Brighten Our
Exchauxe Lat.

Manchester Union Postmastershps are
passed around quite freely now, but there
Isn't as much bowling over IL as orstwhle
there was. Probably II really hurts as bad
as ever, but our Republican friends are
getting used to II.
Pittsburg Dispatch. 1t Is stated on the
authority OF Congressman Spriggs th 1t in
the course Of few months President Cleve.
lana will make o definite and authoritative
declaration that he is not a candidate for
denomination. On what basis Mr.. Sprlggs
founds this assertion Is not clearly set
forth.
Columbus Is. C.) Register Whenever we
have another war and the south stands up
IN battle alongside of the north, and they
fight and fall alongside OF each other, they
viii shake hands and forget II all, but not
before. Till then let us possess ourselves
In patience and preserve our high self
respect
Chicago Inter Ocean The farce OF civil
service reform as played by the Democrats
for the amusement of the Mugwumps Is
drawing to a close from lack OF incident
There are very few tried officials left to
whom the Mugwumps can poiRt with pride
as instances OF their influence on the admin
istration.
New York Star: There Ia no doubt that
the Sherman boom is fairly launched. The
resignation Of the Office Of president OF the
| Senate is only one feature In the programme
to attract public attention TO the great i'm
portance Of the Ohio leader. There will be
great deal Of talk about other candidates,
but the real contest for the Republican
nomination will be between Sherman and
Blaine.
Philadelphia Times: The people Of the
| United States annually expend 5000, 900, 900
fns fHnn To-. N.sln
| GOO, 600 for bread, and 1903 COO 900 for meat
| or the money expended for liquors, 1t Is
estimated that $500, 0,000,00 is taken from
| the wage workers Of the land. Is 1t sur
| prisipg that prohibition, local option, aud
bigh license convulse every state In the
| UnionP
st. Louis Globe Democrat. Dakota Is not
| able to get into the Union, but the fact that
she is beginning TO discover mummies in
her remarkable geological formations may
| be said to indicate determination on her
| part to show Secretary Bayard that when
1t comes to the matter OF supplying the
sort Of material which he uses In making
| foreign ministers, she has claims (which
| eDtitle her to respectful consideration at his
| hands.
| Boston Journal. The advice of q con-
temporary to young men to keep out of
| politics is good, IL by politics II means office
seeking and ofllceholding. II 1t means that
| young men should take no interest In public
affairs and show their contempt for them
by not voting, 1t is the worst sort Of bad
advice. Every man, and particularly every
intelligent man, who las employment and
business, should take an active interest In
what is called politics.
| Philadelphia Call There is only one way
to look at the bill providing for the redemD-
tion Of the trade dollars. The people Of
this country took them at par and they
should be redeemed at par. The United
States Issued them, and 1t is a bubble to
| say that they were never intended to circu.
late in this country. They did circulate,
and they were freely taken by banks and
business.
Buffalo Express: Many circumstances
point to the denomination Of Grover Cleve-
land. 1t will be pushed by the greatest
capitalists and powerful corporations IN the
country. lie is solid with the most gigan.
tic and unscrupulous monopoly that the
world has ever seen. The Standard Oil
Company envelops him. He Is surroun ie |
by men influential with that vast coacern,
whose wealth cannot be counted, and
whose surplus may be used as an exhaust
less corruption fund that never would be
missed. A new bank Is established In the
metropolis with mighty capital, and Dan.
iel Manning resigns as Secretary OF the
Treasury in order to be Its president, and
United States Treasurer Jordan gives up
that high position In order to be its vice
president. 1t will be a tremendous Demo
cratic power. If will have the most distin-
guished Democratic patronage, and will bt
heard from in the presidential campaign.